McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Who are homeless children and youths?
-Homeless children and youths are individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, including:
-Children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;
-Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
-Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
-Migratory children qualify as homeless because the children are living in the circumstances described above.
For information and assistance contact:
Kasey Farmer Wolfe
Phone: 270-854-0141
Email: kasey.wolfe@henderson.kyschools.us